Which movies turn out to be extremely funny when watched. Can you identify 15 movies from their badly described plots. Movies with the same plot movies awesomenator super. Flashbacks and telling a story backwards are also quite common, in movies with uninspired plots, that would be unbearably boring, if the story was told in a chronological order. He doesnt just need to know how the story works out. The last book on screenwriting youll ever need, blake snyder categorizes movies into ten basic plots. In order to foil an extortion plot, an fbi agent undergoes a facetransplant surgery and assumes the identity and physical appearance of a ruthless terrorist, but the plan turns from bad to worse when the same criminal impersonates the cop. The 10 best movies that use reverse chronology the 10 best movies that use reverse chronology. Say a character grows a beard over the course of a movie shooting the movie backwards would mean he has the beard grown at the beginning of filming and cuts little by little of it off to give the appearance of the beard growing when the movie is played forwards. Also, you may have missed some details of the movie sometimes. There is a theory that there are only seven basic plots in all of fiction, and that may account for some of it. The 10 best movies that use reverse chronology taste of cinema. The curious case of benjamin button 2008 frequently.
So take the plot and turn it around then tell us what its like now. For the scene, stanley kubrick enlisted the work of composer jocelyn pook, after her song backwards priests had been used in preproduction to design the infamous orgy scene. A main substory in this love story is told backwards. The 70s gifted us great cinema, but the deep cuts are just as good as the greatest hits. Amy poehler voiced a character in a neonsoaked psa for mental health. Get an adfree experience with special benefits, and directly support reddit. When the star trek universe lays in ruins there is only one thing to do. When he arrives at a rural mansion, bill tom cruise witnesses a satanic ritual. If you watch x backwards, its about y is a meme that reverses the chronology of famous films to highlight the hilarious or ridiculous aspects of the movie or comment on traditional cinematic and narrative conventions knowyourmeme.
Aug 26, 2010 5 movie plots that hollywood has officially done to death. He climbs down with her and goes to a theater, where he meets carl denham, who takes. The 7 most confusing movie plot twists explained memento. The first sentence should include the protagonist and the conflict. Doesnt help much but no one told you to watch it backwards. Without the monster, theres nothing threatening the characters. Quick, describe the narnia movie plot in just one sentence. King kong backwards is the story of a giant gorilla that jumps to the top of the empire state building to rescue a woman from an evil gang of planes. What is the most interesting or humorous plot of a movie. The movie can jump backwards to show instances with alvy getting. One could argue that jason being the killer is correct because some of the clues star wars and lord of the rings allude to events across the entire film series rather than just the original, so its conceivably asking for the whole franchise name rather the original movie specifically, but jason definitely. These romcom movie plots are totally bonkers bustle. Couldnt resist putting up 12 line synopses of the reverse plots of these movies.
Goes to the movies, he expands on these plots in great detail. Based on an old urban legend, the fictional doghuman licking story has been told around many campfires and on many websites. This year, chris pratt starred in a sequel about four female prisoners hunting down a giant ruthless murderer. Thanos meets little gamora, tells her it cost everything. Shyamalan came to fame and the billing of the next spielberg thanks to three big hits in a row, the sixth sense, unbreakable and signs, but thanks to those, he also became a byword not just for artful genre. One of the biggest champions of plotting backwards is the novelist john irving. First and crucially, the films explored in this list feature a story or substory told backwards. Dec 26, 2014 a main substory in this love story is told backwards. Fire up the prequeliser and set a course for strange new worlds. Its a little known fact that twitter is supposed to be a productivity tool. The first film to feature a sequence where the events. Theres a need to describe the plot which, while tricky, is the evidence to why this narrative experiment is so important in terms of reverse chronology. However, as it is, told in reverse, the audience is made to consider the exact consequences of each action, and there is often more than meets the eye. Expand the pictures if you are having trouble reading the plots.
There are tons of movies that copy each other, but here you have a list of the ones that have almost the exact same story. Even if the story is told backwards, we are still experiencing it in the way we would any other kind of chronological story. The 10 best movies that use reverse chronology page 2. Here are five steps that will help you work out your plot. He snaps and suddenly all the dust slowly forms into humans. Backwards movie plots are better than forward movie plots the good people at reddit started a thread summarizing the backwards movie plots of their favorite movies. Hell, the whole thing is told backwards, but its the big twist the one that comes at the end of the movie, but occurred at the beginning of the movies timeline get it. Written by and starring a former rower, the movie offers a look at a sport that isnt usually depicted in movies rowing and encourages girls to discover their inner athlete. God fails to answer everyones prayers and hands the job over to morgan freeman. A comedy is a work in which the hero and heroine are destined to be together, but something is preventing them from doing so.
Backwards movie plots are better than forward movie plots. Parents need to know that backwards is a sports drama thats more about a coachs journey than a group of players. Over the course of the story, whatever is keeping them apart is removed from the equation, usually after a great deal of increasing confusion and miscommunication, which usually results in mass hilarity. Apr 11, 2014 backwards movie plots are better than forward movie plots the good people at reddit started a thread summarizing the backwards movie plots of their favorite movies. The three basic ingredients are vital to the success of this tale. Which movies feature a story told in reversechronological order. Reverse chronology is a method of storytelling whereby the plot is revealed in reverse order in a story employing this technique, the first scene shown is actually the conclusion to the plot. Catch batman begins throughout the month of december on ifc. The film parallels the protagonists perspective by unfolding in reverse. Not all the films below are bad, by any means each of these plots has been done well a number of. Can you guess the film from the badly explained plot. Told in reverse chronological order, peppermint candy opens with the.
If you watch cinderella backwards its about a woman who learns her place. The film reportedly contains a pretty big surprise at the end, perhaps the first in a shyamalan movie in over a decade, and so we decided to celebrate by picking out the 50 best plot twists in movie history. A man with multiple personality disorder cures himself by going to terminal disease gatherings, which give him insomnia. You can feel those mesmerizing moments again by reading it. Play sporcle s virtual live trivia to have fun, connect with people, and get your trivia on. Mar 27, 2016 i say this as a selfproclaimed romantic comedy devotee. But without the house, theres no reason they couldnt just up and leave, letting others deal with the problem. If you watch scarface backwards its about a guy who gives up his cocaine addiction and a life of crime to become a dish washer to earn enough money to visit cuba. Search, watch, and cook every single tasty recipe and video ever all in one place. Hell, the whole thing is told backwards, but its the big twist the one that comes at the end of the movie, but occurred at the beginning of the movie s timeline get it.
On the whole, weve stuck to true twists moments that happen later on, rather than set up the premise of the movie like, say. Young adults get killed at the blackjack tables until they decide to go to college. Most popular reverse chronology movies and tv shows imdb. It is filled with high energy, upbeat performances and a nonlinear plot that is sure. The plot of a movie is an interesting thing to read. What movie has the weirdest plot if watched backwards. Join a live hosted trivia game for your favorite pub trivia experience done virtually. Here, you can find movieplots of some great movie that you have seen. Okay, its fiftyfifty with this one, as half the movie is a told story and the other half of the film exists in the world that the story is told in, with an eye to how the stories effect the. Technically true, but lets try this again, this time for the wizard of oz and its elements of plot. Brian formo rounds up 33 great bsides from score to images. Dec 14, 2015 twitters 10 best badlyexplained movie plots. A passionate love story in the 1920s, told through a series of flashbacks around the world.
Posted by mike schuster on december 14th warner bros. How to create your screenplay plot in five steps raindance. Imagine that person being shown the door and the movie being made for chump change and winding up the forgotten second half of a 1970 drivein. Stick the characters in a room, a building, a small village. Jaws backwards is the story of a giant shark that throws up so many people they have to open up a new beach. Night shyamalan has a new movie in theaters this week, split, in which james mcavoy plays a man with 23 personalities who kidnaps three teenage girls. What movie had an interesting plot and great ending. Of course, we all know it today as a place to play hashtag games and make fun of donald trump. Abigail brooks thomas has spent her lifetime trying to win an olympic rowing medal, sacrificing friendship, love, and a normal life along the way. Thankfully, every once in a while, a movie offers up something truly bizarre and new. Both the story and movie are conceptually the same the basic plots concern a man who ages backwards. The 10 best movies that use reverse chronology taste of.
Here he is on the subject i dont begin a novel or a screenplay until i know the ending. In a story employing this technique, the first scene shown is actually the conclusion to the plot. Sometimes, a movie will completely embrace the fact that its plot is bonkers. Not all the films below are bad, by any means each of. Posted on december 26, 2014 december 26, 2014 by alexandra gandra. He asks red to join him in his adventure to shawshank state prison and have a prisoners life for 2. Cbs admit star trek defeat and go back to old favorite. A sudden burst of lightning from thor takes him back into space. Mar 18, 2016 even if the story is told backwards, we are still experiencing it in the way we would any other kind of chronological story. Most popular reverse chronology movies and tv shows.
Rate 5 stars rate 4 stars rate 3 stars rate 2 stars rate 1 star. Psychological narrative avantgarde film about a wealthy young businessman who consecutively falls. Doubtlessly, though, hollywoods desire to give audiences what has already proven successful is the larger force at hand here. And it seemed pretty clear that hollywood needs to deboot that should be a word some of these movies plots and repackage them as new and totally different. Old man with balloons abducts young boy after his wife leaves him. A fistful of dollars the rise of spaghetti westerns in the 1960s made actor clint eastwood a household name, establishing him as one of the most iconic cowboys in movie history. An unidentified, 61yearold hairdresser living in palm springs, florida, was so busy searching her home for her two cats that she didnt hear the knock on her front door. But there are specific and hard differences in the way a chronological or mostly chronological plot, should it have flashbacks, etc. This time people are trying to distill the plot of famous movies into just five words. H ave you ever thought to yourself while watching a movie for the first time. Transported to a surreal landscape, a young girl kills the first person she meets and then teams up with three strangers to kill again. You could also try doing a site search of a key word or phrase on the movie spoiler, which publishes lengthy accounts of the plot points of contemporary movies, along with an extensive back catalog.
Can you guess the movie by its terrible plot explanation. Turns out most movies would be completely ridiculous if you. What is the most interesting or humorous plot of a movie when. Man buys furby from china town, furby gets wet and breeds lizards, lizards destroy city. Reverse chronology is a method of storytelling whereby the plot is revealed in reverse order. Dec 26, 2014 first and crucially, the films explored in this list feature a story or substory told backwards. But most of the time, movies arent filmed entirely backwards. If you watch ghostbusters backwards, its about a group of aholes who go. Oct 11, 2010 you could also try doing a site search of a key word or phrase on the movie spoiler, which publishes lengthy accounts of the plot points of contemporary movies, along with an extensive back catalog. Once that scene ends, the penultimate scene is shown, and so on, so that the final scene the viewer sees is the first chronologically. Horror movie fans can watch live stream of real life conjuring house for an entire week the conjuring the house that inspired the horror movie, the conjuring, is going to be live streamed online.
Even so, some films stand out for their glaring plot holes, others for their forgettable stories. Benjamin button is born with a long white beard and is barely small enough to cram into a baby crib but is able to speak hours after birth and shows no interest in playing with toys. If you watch tarzan backwards, this is what the ending wouldve looked like to you. I solved that one so fast that i didnt even register it. Analyzing christopher nolans film memento, and how he manages to tell a compelling story when most of it happens in reverse chronological. And i dont mean only that i have to know what happens. Aug 02, 2018 horror movie fans can watch live stream of real life conjuring house for an entire week the conjuring the house that inspired the horror movie, the conjuring, is going to be live streamed online. Popular movies that stole their plots from other films.
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